University of Minnesota Athletics
SCHMITT WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE TITLE, LINDQVIST ADDS SECOND JAVELIN TITLE
5/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
With 28 points in the two throwing events, the Gophers head into the final day of the competition with 69 points and a seven-point lead over second-place and defending champion Purdue.
"It feels really great," Schmitt said of winning the title, her fourth overall Big Ten championship. "Everything came together at the right time today."
Her winning throw of 51 feet, one and one-half inches bested conference indoor champion, Jennifer Brown of Indiana, by four inches. Nicole Kopari was seventh in the event for the Gophers.
Lindqvist, whose win followed that of her brother, Glenn, in the decathlon earlier in the day, had not thrown before Saturday's competition. An elbow injury kept her from competing and, after her winning throw, she passed on her last five attempts.
"I'm very happy that I made it in the first throw," Lindqvist said of her 174-0 toss. "I knew that I had to do it in one throw."
The distance, a career-best, was an NCAA automatic qualifying throw but, because of her injury, she may not compete. Nicole Chimko, the 1998 winner of the event, finished third for Minnesota.
The Gophers picked up five points in the long jump from both Christine Gulbrandsen and Shani Marks, neither of whom ranked among the top eight in the conference entering the competition. Gulbrandsen's leap of 19-4 1/4 was the second best of her career while Marks, who went 19-0, topped her previous best by nearly 14 inches.
Rasa Michniovaite added two points for Minnesota, finishing seventh in the 3,000-meter run in a time of nine minutes, 45.30 seconds.
Sunday's competition gets underway at 10:30 a.m. with the meet's final event, the men's 4x400-meter relay, scheduled for 3:45 p.m.
Day Two Results
Team scores: 1. Minnesota, 69; 2. Purdue, 62; 3. Wisconsin, 53; 4. Indiana, 42; 5. Michigan, 22; 6. (tie) Penn State, Ohio State, 19; 8. Illinois, 11; 9. Michigan State, 10; 10. Iowa, 5. 100-meter dash (preliminaries): 1. Donica Merriamn, Ohio State, 11.49; 2. Rachelle Boone, Indiana, 11.57; 3. Kerry Ann Richards, Illinois, 11.62; 4. Lorraine Dunlop, Indiana, 11.67; 5. Chequetta Bearfield, Illinois, 11.80; 6. Perdita Felicien, Illinois, 11.80; 7. Maria Brown, Michigan, 11.82; 8. Tiffany Glenn, Penn State, 11.99. 200-meter dash (preliminaries): 1. Donica Merriamn, Ohio State, 23.08; 2. Danielle Carruthers, Indiana, 23.75; 3. Carly Knazze, Michigan, 23.95; 4. Rachelle Boone, Indiana, 23.96; 5. Lorraine Dunlop, Indiana, 24.01; 6. Dominique Calloway, Ohio State, 24.07; 7. Maria Brown, Michigan, 24.20; 8. Lakeya Boatright, Iowa, 24.22. 400-meter dash (preliminaries): 1. Tia Trent, Indiana, 53.53; 2. Carly Knazze, Michigan, 53.58; 3. Kristin Liphardt, Purdue, 54.18; 4. Dominque Calloway, Ohio State, 54.24; 5. Tina Johnson, Ohio State, 54.46; 6. Stacey-Leigh Bynoe, Iowa, 54.73; 7. Andrea Geurtsen, Wisconsin, 54.76; 8. Laila Brock, Penn State, 54.76. 800-meter run (preliminaries): 1. Sarah Hamilton, Michigan, 2:09.74; 2. Susanne Heyer, Penn State, 2:10.36; 3. Stephanie Pesch, Wisconsin, 2:11.09; 4. Tanna-Marie Simmons, Minnesota, 2:11.41; 5. Erica Murdock, Michigan, 2:11.75; 6. Stephanie Magley, Indiana, 2:11.86; 7. Ursula Taylor, Michigan, 2:12.10; 8. Allison Carr, Penn State, 2:12.14; 9. Courtney Bell, Indiana, 2:12.82. 1,500-meter run (preliminaries): 1. Erin White, Michigan, 4:35.13; 2. Susanne Heyer, Penn State, 4:35.30; 3. Mandy Osmond, Ohio State, 4:35.34; 4. Stephanie Pesch, Wisconsin, 4:35.42; 5. Rasa Michniovaite, Minnesota, 4:35.47; 6. Lisa Ouellet, Michigan, 4:35.80; 7. Allyson Hammond, Indiana, 4:35.82; 8. Jaime Kulbel, Wisconsin, 4:36.25; 9. Allison Carr, Penn State, 4:36.35; 10. Anite Menden, Minnesota, 4:37.95; 11. Shannon Houseman, Michigan State, 4:38.20; 12. Anne Rufcorn, Iowa, 4:39.80. 3,000-meter run: 1. Katie Clifford, Michigan, 9:21.92; 2. Erica Palmer, Wisconsin, 9:29.11; 3. Erin AufderHeide, Wisconsin, 9:34.01; 4. Ann Stechschulte, Purdue, 9:37.13; 5. Liz Reusser, Wisconsin, 9:39.11; 6. Susie Motl, Wisconsin, 9:41.09; 7. Rasa Michniovaite, 9:42.26; 8. Amber Hunt, Illinois, 9:45.30. 100-meter hurdles (preliminaries): 1. Perdita Felicien, Illinois, 13.02; 2. Dominque Calloway, Ohio State, 13.07; 3. Danielle Carruthers, Indiana, 13.33; 4. Colleen Prendergast, Iowa, 13.67; 5. Paula Ruen, Iowa, 13.76; 6. Donica Merriman, Ohio State, 13.77; 7. Toyin Augustus, Penn State, 13.80; 8. Crystal Riley, Illinois, 13.88. 400-meter hurdles (preliminaries): 1. Ayanna Reece, Ohio State, 58.32; 2. Tamika Craig, Michigan, 1:00.19; 3. Sara Steffen, Iowa, 1:01.26; 4. Jordana Meyer, Illinois, 1:01.50; 5. Neketa Sears, 1:02.40; 6. Molly Logan, 1:02.46; 7. Angela Craft, 1:02.69; 8. Carolyn Estes, Illinois, 1:03.78. 4x100-meter relay (preliminaries): 1. Ohio State, 44.81; 2. Illinois, 44.89; 3. Indiana, 45.07; 4. Michigan, 45.58; 5. Iowa, 46.35; 6. Minnesota, 46.50; 7. Purdue, 46.55; 8. Wisconsin, 46.90. Long jump: 1. Tisha Ponder, Illinois, 20-2 1/2; 2. Rose Richmond, 19-11 3/4; 3. Kathy Messner, Penn State, 19-4 3/4; 4. TaNisha Williams, Michigan, 19-4 1/4; 5. Tina Johnson, 19-3 1/4; 6. Christine Gulbrandsen, 19-3 1/4; 7. Shani Marks, Minnesota, 19-0; 8. Sherita Williams, Michigan State, 19-0. Javelin: 1. Linda Lindqvist, Minnesota, 174-0; 2. Irina Kharum, Indiana, 168-6; 3. Nicole Chimko, Minnesota, 167-2; 4. Serene Ross, Purdue, 164-0; 5. Lynlee Phillips, Michigan State, 163-2; 6. Carrie Karabinos, Penn State, 157-6; 7. Brianne Johnson, Penn State, 157-4; 8. Biz Curran, Penn State, 146-9. Shot put: 1. Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota, 51-1 1/2; 2. Jennifer Brown, Indiana, 50-9 1/4; 3. Deshaya Williams, Penn State, 49-7 1/4; 4. April Phillips, Michigan, 48-2 3/4; 5. Heather Colyer, Indiana, 47-11 1/4; 6. Jennifer Moon, Iowa, 47-5 1/4; 7. Nicole Kopari, Minnesota, 46-11 1/2; 8. Desiree Jones, Ohio State, 45-9 3/4. Heptathlon: 1. Andrea Geurtsen, Wisconsin, 5,507; 2. Desiree Jones, Ohio State, 5,305; 3. Nicholette Chambers, Ohio State, 5,287; 4. Carri Long, Purdue, 5,165; 5. Beth Reid, Purdue, 5,054; 6. Angela Craft, Purdue, 5,042; 7. Tasha Phillips, Michigan, 4,607; 8. Jessica Kern, Penn State, 4,555.
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